It’s Not Too Late to Save Net Neutrality From a Captured FCC It’s Not Too Late to Save Net Neutrality From a Captured FCC
The Trump-appointed FCC chairman has ushered in a virulent strain of market libertarianism. He can and must be stopped.
May 5, 2017 / Victor Pickard
What Will Kill Neoliberalism? What Will Kill Neoliberalism?
A roundtable on its fate.
May 4, 2017 / Feature / Joelle Gamble, Paul Mason, Bryce Covert, William Darity Jr., and Peter Barnes
What We Can Learn from Our ‘Radical’ Past What We Can Learn from Our ‘Radical’ Past
The clashes of the past teach us that we must stay committed to a cause bigger than any one person and be willing to fight for years to come.
May 2, 2017 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
It’s Groundhog Day in Washington, With Trump Peddling the Same Old Reaganite Snake Oil It’s Groundhog Day in Washington, With Trump Peddling the Same Old Reaganite Snake Oil
Tax cuts for the wealthy didn’t increase government revenue then, and they’re not going to now. It’s mourning again in America.
Apr 28, 2017 / William Greider
From Fox News to ‘Breitbart’: Liars, Harassers, and Far-Right Bottom-Feeders From Fox News to ‘Breitbart’: Liars, Harassers, and Far-Right Bottom-Feeders
I’ve argued for years that treating Fox as legitimate was a terrible mistake. The rise of Breitbart shows I should have been even more cynical.
Apr 28, 2017 / Column / Eric Alterman
Relax, Donald: After 100 Days, You’ve Already Done So Much Relax, Donald: After 100 Days, You’ve Already Done So Much
President Trump shouldn’t be so defensive about Saturday’s milestone. The list of his accomplishments is long.
Apr 27, 2017 / Peter Dreier
The Corporatization of the Web Has Thinned Out Our Culture and Undermined American Democracy The Corporatization of the Web Has Thinned Out Our Culture and Undermined American Democracy
In his new book Move Fast and Break Things, Jonathan Taplin argues that, among its many downsides, the digital revolution has diminished our very humanity.
Apr 27, 2017 / David Dayen
The People Have Spoken: They Want More Government The People Have Spoken: They Want More Government
So let’s give it to them, by building a high-wage economy that protects workers, not banks and corporations.
Apr 26, 2017 / Jeff Madrick
The CFPB Just Sued a Crooked Mortgage Servicer, but Indicted Itself The CFPB Just Sued a Crooked Mortgage Servicer, but Indicted Itself
The lawsuit against Ocwen is welcome, but should have happened four years ago.
Apr 21, 2017 / David Dayen